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Unit 2 Photography
Unit 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Device the controls the quantity of light that passes through the lens | Aperture |
| Input device that reads memory cards | Card readers |
| framing technique that captures the head and shoulders of the subject | Close Up |
| zoom takes a portion of the image and enlarges it electronically; the image quality is reduced since digital zoom enlarges the same set of pixels without adding detail | Digital Zoom |
| a framing technique that cuts off top of head and chin of subject | Extreme close-up |
| a device used in photography producing a flash of artificial light | flash |
| vibration reduction an anti shake | Image Stabilization |
| built-in storage | Internal memory |
| allows user to see what the image will look like | LCD screens |
| a framing technique used capture the environment and full body of subject | Long Shot |
| zoom that allows you to take extreme close-ups | Macro Zoom |
| one million pixels; describes the size of the images captured by camera | Megapixel |
| removable storage device used in digital cameras (such as SD cards, compact flash cards) | Memory Card |
| a framing technique that captures subject from the waist up | Mid shot |
| used to change camera functions | Mode dial |
| used to review images taken | Preview Mode |
| zoom that physically increases the length of the lens, essentially cresting a magnifying glass; produces a higher-quality image | Optical zoom |
| is a camera file format that acts like a negative, allowing you to make significant changes to the original image | RAW |
| the quality or sharpness of an image, usually measured in pixels per inch; the more pixels, the higher the resolution | Resolution |
| divided the frame into 9 sections, points of interest should occur at 1/3 or 2/3 | Rule of Thirds |
| the amount of time that the shutter is open | Stutter Speed |
| a three-legged object used as support for a camera | Tripod |
| used to transfer images from a camera to a computer | Universal Serial Bus Cable |
| a feature on digital cameras used to accurately balance color | White balance |